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to repeat; to be frequent

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

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biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

surely; certainly

10

number; amount

2

expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

4

postwar period; period after Second World War

2

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

2

small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

5

functional; efficient

1

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

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plant; vegetation

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

is not; am not; are not

1

trackless path

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

3

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

1

however; nevertheless

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mirage

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abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

3

to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

2

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

3

blessing; grace

1

to bring; to take; to bring about

3

the farthest ends; the furthest ends

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

5

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

7

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

3

historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

1

bar; pub; tavern

1

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

1

market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market

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missus; missis

1

such ... as; or some such

2

hiding; concealment

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to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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